Catfish Place in Camden, TNhttp://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashx(c) Roadfood.com Discussion Board30Re:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (Big Ugly Mich) <blockquote class="quote"><span class="original">RibRater</span> In the middle of nowhere? paris is home to the worlds biggest fish fry! <br> <br> Welcome to roadfood. </blockquote> At the risk of copying someone else' efforts: <a href="http://www.worldsbiggestfishfry.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="http://www.worldsbiggestfishfry.com/">http://www.worldsbiggestfishfry.com/</a> <br> I expect a report, as I'm Polish, a&nbsp;lapsed&nbsp;Roman Catholic,&nbsp;and from Milwaukee, WI, all of which are famous for fish fries.<br>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/581128Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:53:08 GMTRe:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (Rockbeast) I've been to Allisons too!&nbsp; You are right about the setting, very pleasant to wander around while waiting for your table.&nbsp; I have visited the former Crosseyed Cricket (in Paw Paw Plains, between I-40 and Lenoir City, about 20 miles west of Knoxville) many times over the years and it was a similar place.&nbsp; I think it's been closed for about 3 or 4 years now, but I always enjoyed the catfish 'steaks' and blackbottom pie!&nbsp; Allisons reminds me of Crosseyed Cricket but has a bit more decor.&nbsp; But does Allison's have an authentic grist mill to grind the corn meal used to fry the fish?&nbsp; I can't remember.<br>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/483469Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:19:46 GMTRe:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (Sundancer7) <blockquote class="quote"><span class="original">markobop</span><br> <br> <blockquote class="quote"><span class="original">RibRater</span><br> <br> In the middle of nowhere? paris is home to the worlds biggest fish fry!<br> <br> <br> Welcome to roadfood.<br> </blockquote><br> <br> LOL.&nbsp; Yeah, I was actually on business in Paris.&nbsp; There's apparently a good number of catfish restuarants around the area, as well as the World's Biggest Fish Fry in the spring.&nbsp; It's still in the middle of nowhere if you ask me... :-)<br> <br> Thanks for the welcome, folks.&nbsp; Around the Knoxville area, my wife &amp; I like to go to Allison's Catfish Farm &amp; Restaurant, about 5 miles west of Maryville.&nbsp; It's only open on Friday &amp; Saturday nights Spring-Summer-Fall.&nbsp; Also great catfish, but a little pricey for what you get.&nbsp; I've seen it mentioned here a number of times.<br> <br> Mark<br> </blockquote><br> &nbsp;<br> I have been to Allison's many times.&nbsp; Like your other catfish, it is in the middle on no place but a bery beautiful setting.<br> &nbsp;<br> The Allisons are very well known for their racing boats which have won a portion of the Orange Bowl Regatta.&nbsp; They fell on hard times during the 1982 Worlds Fair in Knoxville which apparently some of their investments did not work out but they still do well.<br> &nbsp;<br> you are correct as their catfish is a bit pricey but it is very good and their pie is very good and the setting cannot be beat.<br> &nbsp;<br> Paul E. Smith<br> knoxville, TN<br> <br> <br>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/478382Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:26:55 GMTRe:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (markobop) <blockquote class="quote"><span class="original">RibRater</span><br> <br> In the middle of nowhere? paris is home to the worlds biggest fish fry!<br> <br> <br> Welcome to roadfood.<br> </blockquote><br> <br> LOL.&nbsp; Yeah, I was actually on business in Paris.&nbsp; There's apparently a good number of catfish restuarants around the area, as well as the World's Biggest Fish Fry in the spring.&nbsp; It's still in the middle of nowhere if you ask me... :-)<br> <br> Thanks for the welcome, folks.&nbsp; Around the Knoxville area, my wife &amp; I like to go to Allison's Catfish Farm &amp; Restaurant, about 5 miles west of Maryville.&nbsp; It's only open on Friday &amp; Saturday nights Spring-Summer-Fall.&nbsp; Also great catfish, but a little pricey for what you get.&nbsp; I've seen it mentioned here a number of times.<br> <br> Mark<br>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/478371Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:46:48 GMTRe:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (ann peeples) Great to have you on board, Mark.What a fabulous sounding meal....and the price is incredible.You are on the right track-keep you reviews coming!http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/478303Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:34:21 GMTRe:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (RibRater) In the middle of nowhere? paris is home to the worlds biggest fish fry!<br> <br> <br> Welcome to roadfood.<br> <br> <br> <br>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/478223Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:43:00 GMTRe:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (Twinwillow) Yes, welcome aboard. I love fried catfish. I won't eat it any other way but fried. And, It's usually, especially good in places that specialize in it. Like the place that "markobop" mentioned above.http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/478215Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:24:00 GMTRe:Catfish Place in Camden, TN (mayor al) <br> Thanks for the report, Mark. AND&nbsp; Welcome to Roadfood. We hope you'll add more posts about places you try as time goes on.<br> ALhttp://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/478210Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:14:28 GMTCatfish Place in Camden, TN (markobop) This is my first post here, so I hope I'm doing things right.&nbsp; This afternoon I ate at a great catfish restaurant in Camden, Tennessee, called The Catfish Place.&nbsp; I was in the area on business, and the restaurant looked like a good place to stop for lunch.<br> <br> They offer catfish fillets and whole fish (called "fiddlers" there).&nbsp; I got the catfish plate, which had two whole catfish -- they also offer a dinner with three fish.&nbsp; For $7.19 plus tax, the plate included sides of beans, cole slaw (you're choice of vinegar- or mayo-based), turnip greens, a potato (baked or FF), 3 large hushpuppies, sliced onions, two whole fish, and slew of lemon wedges.&nbsp; Drinks are extra.&nbsp; Everything was good, and the catfish were large (maybe 12-13") and very moist/tender.&nbsp; <br> <br> The Catfish Place is on the main drag through town, at 201 Highway 641 N., Camden, in West Tennessee.&nbsp; That puts it about 12 miles north of the freeway (I-40), and about 14 miles south of Paris, TN.&nbsp; Sort of in the middle of nowhere... :-)<br> <br> Anyway, I've often enjoyed reading these forums, especially when I'm going to be traveling.&nbsp; I did a search and didn't see anything about this place, so I thought I would add a note.<br> <br> Regards, Mark<br>http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/rss-m478205.ashxFindPost/478205Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:08:44 GMT